The day it was... Tsunami

Tsunami Day Since i maintain this as a place from where i can recollect my past, i put the first article[before blogging], my day on Dec 26th 2004. I posted this to many groups so that they can feel the effect of that from a personal prospective. Its dedicated to all those who were affected by tsunami,this was written on 28th Dec Hello friends Im a member of this group for few months now.I feel It is my duty to inform about the calamity that shook people's heart. Im now feeling that "EVERY MOMENT I LIVE IS DUE TO GODS GRACE" Note : All the incidents narrated below actually happened in Kalpakkam township and mostly seen by me.Anyway u have been listening to news.Plz try to help the victims or just PRAY FOR US. *********************************************** NUCLEAR PLANT IS SUPERSAFE-WORRY FOR AFFECTED PEOPLE *********************************************** Tsunami @ Kalpakkam-The day it was... It was supposed to be a usual Sunday morning. I woke up at 0430 itself as i dint get sleep.I was browsing the net from that moment. Suddenly at around 7:15 am my friend from Beasent Nagar called me and said he experienced a mild earthquake.I didnt feel any sort of thing from the moment i woke up.He said the situation now is better.I was bit worried at that time as my dad and sister have just left for chennai around 6:40 am. I then started chating with couple of my friends. I enquired both of them and they said there is no loss due to quake.It was around 8:45 am ,the second time when my friend called up and just said that he was willing to visit my place and stay here for a week to spend the holidays,the phone line was cutoff. Within seconds power-supply was also cutoff. I heard some howling noise,people shouting, some running on streets.I opened the door and saw people being taken from water.It was like sewage water initially which just entered our street which is in uphill of slope.I got down to see what actually is happening? I saw it was just within 10 metres from my doorstep water has come with a greater force and as it was slope, it came till peoples shoulder.Some of people playing in nearby ground rushed and are rescuing persons only whose hands were visible.We took them to our houses and provided some confidence,first aid,food and slowly enquired.I took my vehicle to actually make a call to my dad.My friend took a rescued old lady in his bike and made her sit in his house.I tried to contact my dad but didnt get him.Two of my friends and i tried to have some kind of view of overall township started our bikes.We crossed our house in another way to see few of vehicles rolled over on road.The road was full of mud.A Sumo has crashed into a shop.We tried to cross the BRIDGE which connects the two spheres of Kalpakkam Township.We saw it was badly damaged,had holes in it.We just had a single way.We could not get into other half as it was full of water upto 4 feet.I returned to my home. By then the people in Central Avenue,Sadras East,Two Churches and those who were on the arterial road were in worst condition.Many were pushed by tides force and travelled nearly 500 metres without swimming,some got hold of tree branches,some fell into partially open & partially closed strom water drains.Some came NUDE after water washed away everything.We dont know that this happened throughout the continent.Everyone was instructed to goto terus.A whole lot of people gathered there.Few children without parents,Few mothers crying without small kids.I saw a tide which came as high as church in the sea.Now it was the second time it striked.This time the damage was heavier as more people were on roads to rescue,search thier loved ones.I just called my friend through intercom and asked him to keep in touch with my dad. Around 11 am someone told Marina is suffering from similar fate. By now rescue operations were in full swing, Single vatch of Army has come in to rescue people.I heard Radio news to know that this is even more disasterous.Starting from Sumatra till Srilanka.By now they said 30 bodies were present in our Hospital which was even flooded as it was very near to the coast. By noon the colony was asked to vacate and busses were operated to and fro to nearby Anupuram Township which is 10 km away from shore.My mom and I were tensed as we could not get any information from my dad, so didnot leave our house .Around 3pm my dad reached Anupuram and searched us.Later he said he will be coming home as soon as there is a bus there.I went to bus stand to receive him.I saw my friend who was searching his father, Headmaster of our high school who was on duty to hold a national level symposium for which students have come from around the country. luckily they were saved. This time the water had drained and we crossed the bridge which had big holes in the middle. Now we understood that the second and third attack which came around 1 pm is still worse than the first one. We saw cars lying in backwaters which was 500 metres from the main road thrown by tide. We went to school where his father has left a note that he is safe in Anupuram.Houses opposite to school which were hardly 300 metres from shore were badly hit.There were sofas,TVs lying on road. Unfortunately those houses are Bungalow type and dint have a terus. On returning we saw a hand cut off separately on road.My friend also said that my classmate's father has expired that morning due to the tide as he was on road to buy milk.The worst part is that my classmate himself searched for hours before he identified at mortuary where hundred bodies were lying. I returned to home to see my dad and sister arraived from Chennai safely. My dad said we all were asked to vacate immidietely as 48 hours warning was given. It was 5 pm and we started packing some clothes, certificates,some cash and left home. One must remember the communication link is totally cutoff . Though some had Cell phones neither it dint have Battery as power has gone in morning itself nor there were no recharge coupons available as all shops have closed.We were transported to Anupuram township by department buses which were pushed into evacuation services. There were thousands on the road there. Few persons were seen distributing food packets, water etc.We thought of leaving to Chennai but the buses were pressed for rescuing people from Kalpakkam.Few maxi cabs were filled with as many as 35 people traveling in it.We got into my father’s friends house who was kind enough to accommodate and provide some food and shelter. On next morning (27th Dec)we somehow reached Chengalput with greater difficulty and then went to our relatives house. On seeing reports of electrocution in the church that is at stone throw distance from my house is shocking.We stayed there and watched the news. Chennai was even more tense as roomers spread about Karunanidhi’s health. After calling up an official in Kalpakkam we returned to our place on 28th afternoon after getting assured that power supply, water are getting restored. As a sign of luck Telephone got restored. Everything is getting back to normal. Office is scheduled to commence from 29th. Even now only a few are staying at Kalpakkam as many are still afraid off. Information centre is setup here. For those who need essential information mail me,I will try to provide as far as possible. Many of my friends are worried ,some lost their loved ones.100s are homeless though alternate measures are provided for the worst affected.Im sending this mail at 12 am hoping my experiences would cause a person to contribute atleast an atom size contribution . So please contribute as much as possible in any form either money or rescue and rehabilitation items,food,MEDICINES,clothes,etc to any organization working for relief. On seeing TV I feel that Nagapattinam,Srilanka Thailand are adversely affected. Please PRAY God for early restoration of Normalcy throughout the World. Bye Srikanth.L